Ch 4 – Motion in 2-D

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To solve 2-d problems: Draw a sketch, and add vectors by placing them tip-to-tail (or parallelogram) and drawing the Resultant. Add vectors more precisely by: breaking them into x- and y-components; adding x- and y-components separately to get components of Resultant converting Resultant components back to polar notation Using vector-based kinematic equations (like ∆r=vit+(1/2)at2) with vectors written in unit-vector (i, j) notation.

Example 1 – Projectile Motion A long jumper leaves the ground with a velocity of 11.0m/s at 20.0° above the horizontal. What is the maximum height he reaches? How far horizontally does he jump? Solve using components. Then, once you know time, solve again using i, j notation.

Example 1 – Solutions How far does she jump? Get components of initial velocity: Consider vertical and horizontal situations independently! Let’s start with vertical situation: how long will she be in the air?

Example 1 – Solutions b. What is the maximum height she reaches?

Example 1 – Solutions If we calculate (using y direction) that the time for the leap is t=0.767s, let’s solve for horizontal distance.

Example 2 – More theoretical A theoretical problem: A particle starts from the origin at time t=0, with initial velocity vx=-10m/s, and vy=+5m/s. The particle is accelerating at 3 m/s2 in the x direction. Find v components as a function of time. Find v as a function of time. Find vinst at time t=5.00s. Find position coordinates x and y as a function of time. Find r as a function of time. Find displacement vector(in i,j notation) at time t=5.00s. vx = 5-3t; vy = 5 v=((5-3t)i+5j)m/s vinst=11.2m/s x=vit+1/2at2 = (-10)t+1/2(3)t2; y=5t r=((-10)i+5j)t+1/2(3i)t2 r=-12.5i+25j

Projectile Motion We’ve already discussed projectile motion briefly. The general idea is this: Object’s thrown in the air are considered projectiles; objects thrown at some angle to the vertical follow a curved parabolic path called a trajectory. We can easily solve all sorts of projectile problems if we make two assumptions: free-fall acceleration is constant throughout the trajectory, and air resistance is negligible. The reason these problems are easy to solve is because we can consider the horizontal and vertical motions independently!!! In fact, we’re forced to this by the nature of the problem: horizontally, there is no force that causes the velocity of the object to change, while vertically, the force of gravity causes the object to accelerate toward the earth.

Projectile Animation 1

Projectile Animation 2

Projectile Fail

Example 3 A stone is thrown from the top of a building , with an initial velocity of 20m/s at 30° above the horizontal. If the building is 45.0 m tall... how long is the stone in flight? What is the speed of the stone just before it hits the ground? Where does the stone strike the ground?

Uniform Circular Motion We’ve defined acceleration a to be a change in velocity over a period of time: Because velocity is a vector, it should be clear that there are two ways that we can change velocity: changing speed (speeding up or slowing down) changing direction (even if the speed remains constant) Thus, an object traveling in a circle, even at constant speed, is accelerating.

Direction of centripetal a We can determine a formula for calculating centripetal (“center-seeking”) acceleration as follows.

Magnitude of centripetal a

Centripetal acceleration An object moving in a circle of radius r with constant speed v has an acceleration directed toward the middle of the circle, with a magnitude

Example 4 – Hammer time At the beginning of this hammer throw, a 5 kg mass is swung in a horizontal circle of 2.0 m radius, at 1.5 revolutions per second. What is the acceleration of the mass (magnitude and direction)?

Example 4 – Hammer time At the beginning of this hammer throw, a 5 kg mass is swung in a horizontal circle of 2.0 m radius, at 1.5 revolutions per second. What is the acceleration of the mass (magnitude and direction)?

Example 4 – Nice acting, Keanu There is a gap in the freeway. Convert the gap’s width to meters. How fast is the bus traveling when it hits the gap? What is its velocity in m/s? Keanu hopes that there is some "incline" that will assist them. Assume that the opposite side of the gap is 1 meter lower than the takeoff point. Also, the stunt drivers that launch this bus clearly have the assistance of a "takeoff ramp" from which the bus launches at an angle. Assume that the ramp is angled at 3.00° above the horizontal. Prove whether or not the bus will make it to the opposite side. (Consider bus as a particle.)

Tangential & radial a Radial acceleration ar is due to the change in direction of the velocity vector: ar=v2/r Tangential acceleration at is due to the change in speed of the particle: at = dv/dt.

More unit vectors? It’s sometimes convenient to be able to write the acceleration of a particle moving in a circular path in terms of two new unit vectors: •  is a unit vector tangent to the circular path, with  positive in ccw direction • r is a unit vector along the radius vector, and directed radially outward. So, if the bowling ball above had a radial acceleration of 4m/s2, and a tangential acceleration of 2m/s2, what would its net acceleration be at that point? a=2-4r What would a=-2-4r mean? (Ball would be slowing down in its direction of motion)

Example 5 – A little trickier A bowling ball pendulum is tied to the end of a string 3.00 m in length, and allowed to swing in a vertical circle under the influence of gravity. When the hanging ball makes an angle of 15.0° with vertical, it has a speed of 2.00 m/s. Find the radial acceleration at this instant When the ball is at an angle  relative to vertical it has tangential acceleration of g sin . Find the net acceleration of the ball at  = 15.0°,(using same data as above) and express it in ,r form. Then express that net a in polar notation. :( -1.33 m/s2 r a = (2.54  - 1.33 r) m/s2 2.87 m/s2 @ 167°

Relative Motion Observers with different viewpoints (“frames of reference”) may measure different displacements, velocities, and accelerations for any given particle, especially if the two observers are moving relative to each other. Story of me and Alex on the Bateaux Mouches in France

Relative Velocity in 2-D A boat has the ability to cross a (still water) lake at 3 m/s. Story of me and Alex on the Bateaux Mouches in France

Relative Velocity in 2-D A river has a velocity of 4 m/s (downstream). Story of me and Alex on the Bateaux Mouches in France

Relative Velocity in 2-D What happens when we try to aim the boat directly across the river? Story of me and Alex on the Bateaux Mouches in France

Relative Motion Analysis For relative motion problems, it’s useful to label the vectors very clearly, in such a way that we can describe an object’s velocity relative to a certain reference frame. If the boat’s velocity (relative to the water) is 3m/s @ 90°, and the river’s velocity is 4m/s @ 0° (relative to the shore), what is the boat’s velocity relative to the shore?

Example 6 A boat can travel with a velocity of 20.0 km/hr in water. If the boat needs to travel straight across a river with a current flowing at 12.0 km/hr, at what upstream angle should the boat head? If the river is 6 km across, how long will it take the boat to get there?

Example 7 A plane wants to fly at 300 km/h, 135°, but a 50 km/h wind blows from the north. What velocity should the plane fly at (magnitude & direction) to achieve its desired velocity?

Some points to keep in mind when doing labs: Feeback on First Lab Some points to keep in mind when doing labs: Name goes at upper right corner of every sheet Blurbs (brief written descriptions) should accompany all calculations, especially where source of values used may not be obvious. When using graphs for calculations, identify on the graph which data points you’re using for your calculations. Follow the outline given in the lab writeup description (online) Space out your writing as much as possible, to leave room for corrections & blurbs (you) & comments (me) In summary, state error percentages as evidence that the lab was (or was not) successful.

Projectile Motion The Monkey & the Hunter (Demo) Question: will bullet hit: a) above target; b) on target, or c) below target?

Projectile Motion Explanation: Solving for the target’s position as a function of time, and the bullet’s position as a function of time, will allow you to determine the y-coordinates of each object when their x-coordinates are equal.